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DISINFEGTING APPARATUS FOR WATER OLOSETS. No. 314,590. Patented Mar. 31, 1885.

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DlSlNFECTING APPARATUS FOR WATER-CLOSETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 310.31%,590, dated March 31, 1885.

Application filed April 16, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ABRAM M. LORYEA, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Disinfecting Apparatus for \Vater'Olosets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to water-closets,sinks, and the like in which-deodorizing or disen fecting chemicals are employed to be occasionally injected into the basin-that is to say, when the basin is flushed; and the novelty consists in the construction, arrangement, and adaptation of the parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims. 7

For convenience, I will describe and illustrate my invention as applied to water-closets; but it will be understood that the principle involved will be equally efficacious in other relations.

My invention is particulary adapted to that class of closets in which the bowl is flushed either antomatical1y,by the release of pressure upon the seat, or by voluntary act of the party present.

The object of my invention is to automatically force into the water used for flushing a quantity of chemically-saturated water from a separate reservoir, the flushing-water and chemical water thus mixed being used for dis infecting and deodorizing the basin and house pipes and the portion of water left standing in the dumping-bowl of the basin.

Any suitable chemical-as chloride of lime or zinc-may be used.

Similar objects with a continuous flow of chemical solution have been before sought; but the contrivances devised have been expensive and inconvenient.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical section, partly in elevation, showing my invention in connection with a water closet and basin; and Fig. 2, a front elevation.

In the drawings, similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

A designates an ordinary water-closet basin having a flushing-orifice, a, which is connected to a water-pipe, B, controlled by a cock, I). A branch, (J, ofthe pipe B passes upward, its end portion being bent over, as at c, and its mouth opening into a chemical reservoir, D, the said mouth being controlled by a floatvalve, 0, of ordinary construction. The reservoir D is made in the form of a trap, and the float-valve is adapted to close the mouth of the branch C when the water in the reservoir has reached its highest point,as the Valve 0 then has sufficient resistance to control the water-pressure by its buoyancy.

01 represents a water-tight cap, which controls an orifice in the reservoir D, through which the chemical is inserted. The proper chemical is allowed to remain in the lower arm of the reservoir, and is taken up by the water as fresh water is admitted, thus insuring at all times that the disinfecting or deodorizing quality shall be present, and the chemical need only be placed in the reservoir at required intervals. From the point of overflow an arm, d, extends downward, and a pipe, (1?, from this arm or air-chamber d connects at d with the flushing-connection, the joint being in the same direction, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1.

The operation is obvious: When the basin is flushed, the force of water through the pipe 13 acts upon the air in the pipe (1 which creates a partial vacuum in the air-chamber d, and this draws water from the chemicalreservoir,which mixes with the flushing-water, the displaced chemical solution being immediately replaced by fresh water from the pipe 0 as the valve automatically allows it to enter the reservoir. The pipe 0 makes an open connection with the reservoir, and the atmospheric pressure upon the water in that arm of the reservoir serves to siphon the water into arm (1, and assist in thus injecting the chemical solution into the bowl.

Modifications in details of construction may be made without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of the invention, the essential feature of which is to inject the chemical solution into the flushing-water in the manner of a Gifford injector.

I deem it important that with each flushing operation a quantity of fresh water shall be injected into the disinfectantchamber at a point distant from its overflow-out1et,and that l nation of the disinfectant-chamber D, having the water thus injected remain in contact with the chemical until the valve b is again operated, thus allowing it to become thoroughly saturated therewith.

Having thus described my invention,whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a Water-closet attachment, a chamber to contain a soluble disinfectant,having an infiow-pipe connected with the flushing-pipe on one side and an overflow-pipe connected with the basin on the other side, in combination with a flushing-pipe having a stop-cock, b, said inflow-pipe being provided with a floatvalve to control the inflow of. water into the disinfectant-chamber when cock b is closed,

- substantially asdescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

2o 2. In a water-closet attachment, the combicap d, inlet-pipe 0, provided with float-valve 0 upon one side, and overflow-connections d (1 d with the basin on the other side, with the flushing-pipe B, having cock 1), constructed and arranged substantially as described.

3. In combination with a closet-bowl, a chamber to contain a soluble disinfectant,having two upright arms, one connected with the inflow-pipe having a floating valve, as C.and the other with the overflow-pipe, and a flushing-pipe having a regulating stop-cock,- as b, all constructed and arranged substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAM M. LORYEA. Witnesses:

RALPH BROWN,

SAM. LAUTERBAOH. 

